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Program Requirements - Doctoral

Learning (Statistics 195) Probability Theory (Statistics 210) Statistical Inference (Statistics 211) Bayesian Data Analysis (Statistics 220) Incomplete Multivariate Data (Statistics 232) Sequential Decision Making (Statistics 234) Advanced Demand Modeling (MIT 1.205)... View Details

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

Aligning the Nature and Management of Health Care (Harvard Business Press, 2009), explains how to create more knowledgeable, flexible, and responsive delivery organizations. “Some of the most important innovations are not technologic—they... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

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Podcast - Business & Environment

public health. While decarbonization requires shifting away from fossil fuels, this episode emphasizes the equally crucial health reasons to do so – especially for natural gas stoves. Tune in for a thoughtful View Details

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Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

region or with a partner in the region Nonprofit organizations Government agencies, especially those working closely with the private sector The program content is global in nature and applicable to the Chinese business environment. The... View Details

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

Harvard Business School Background Note 526-002, July 2025. Using Gen AI for Early-Stage Market Research By: James Brand, Ayelet Israeli and Donald Ngwe July 18, 2025 | Article | Harvard Business Review (website) Generative AI, particularly large View Details

09 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

respond, "Clay, you have no idea how much it costs to create a new sales force. We need to leverage our existing sales team." The language of the disruptive attackers was completely different: "It's time to create the sales... View Details

17 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Teaming in the Twenty-First Century

shift in how we think about and use teamwork. Edmondson has been studying teamwork for two decades. In that time, "we've seen fewer stable, well-designed, well-composed teams, simply because of the nature of the work, which is more... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral

completion of an undergraduate degree from a university or college where the primary language of instruction is English. A U.S. master’s degree will not supersede a U.S. bachelor’s degree in this case. Because of the rigorous View Details

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Research Computing Services

analyses, natural language processing & more. Artificial Intelligence (AI) RCS team members have experience applying AI techniques to academic research. Our Team (login required) RCS staff include... View Details

15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

quickly in his younger years, called fluid intelligence, naturally decline toward midlife. He told a friend: “I have everything to make me happy and contented, but life has become very wearisome to me.” Yet people on the back end of life... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

12 Mar 2024
HBS Case

How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones

Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Electronics; Information Technology

13 Jan 2023
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Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Aug 2020
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What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

naturally that way; I knew too much about the politics of Asia when I got shot down. I think there was a lot of damage done by optimists; other writers from other wars share that opinion. The problem is, some people believe what... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

22 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

They looked for language that was more specific than “make the world a better place” and included big players like TPG Alternative & Renewable Technologies. Using US census data, the researchers cross-referenced portfolio companies,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

coauthor of the new book Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, for an intimate, powerful conversation that touches on: the mistake people make in thinking that money, power, and fame will bring them happiness;... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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Asia Pacific - Global

and (iv) it is negatively correlated with profitability and positively correlated with performance on political and social objectives. Exploiting two natural experiments, we further show that (v) rhetorically aligned firms experience... View Details

17 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

“Our conversion rate from click to sign-up was 50 percent.” “We interviewed a bunch of people and they said they’d use our product if we built it.” These quotes suggest the entrepreneurs may have found an audience interested enough to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

struggle because they get told only a portion of what they need to know. Once you recognize that it's not human nature to tell you everything, you have to be open and candid and say, ‘Look, tell me what you are not telling me.’ “Some CEOs... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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California - Global

As a technology-first company, Duolingo recognized the enormous potential of Gen AI to power innovative products, such as conversational language practice. However, Hacker envisioned an even broader future... View Details

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

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